FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167
Children Now President Ted Lempert’s Statement on the 2025-26 State Budget May Revision
OAKLAND, CA – Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to the Governor’s 2025-26 California state budget May Revision:
“The Administration’s proposed cuts to kids in the May Revise proposal are a major step backwards for children’s well-being. Despite the current turbulent environment, kids should never be the ones put on the chopping block, and the proposed cuts to foster youth, education, health and child care put them even more at risk, especially as federal threats to funding remain persistent. Last year the Governor and Legislature showed great leadership in finally prioritizing kids in the state budget after decades of California falling behind other states; we strongly urge them to do so again and reverse these proposed cuts.”
For questions or media requests, please contact Matt Roman at [email protected] or 617-835-3167.
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By employing a game-changing, whole-child (pre-natal to age 26), antiracist, connector model, Children Now harnesses collective power to achieve transformational and systemic results for California’s kids, so that all children have the services and supports they need to reach their full potential. Children Now also coordinates The Children’s Movement of California, the most powerful and diverse advocacy network in the country, with over 5,600 organizations across the state that care about kids and help drive policy changes through collective action campaigns.
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